Woman named after luxury clothing brand dubs it 'tacky and embarrassing'

06.01.2023 - 13:17 / dailyrecord.co.uk

A woman who is 'embarrassed' to have been named after a luxury clothing brand is planning on changing her name - but she has no idea what she wants to change it to.

The lady in question is called Armani after the Italian luxury fashion house founded by Giorgio Armani - but says it doesn't suit her personality in the slightest.

She explained how the namesake has caused her endless problems throughout her life and she is ready to reclaim her identity with something different, but is stumped as to what name she wants to go with, reports the Mirror.

Taking to Reddit, she said: "My sister named me and my mother and father were dumb enough to listen to her. My family likes my name and so do some people at school but I literally hate my name.

"I sometimes got picked on for my name as well. I don't fit it. I don't like how it's spelt or how I say it. I don’t really want to say my name [because of] how embarrassing and tacky it is."

The woman admitted that her family have now taken to calling her by her nickname - but her classmates insist on using her real name.

She continued: "I really want to change my name when I'm older and spoke to my mother and sister about this and they got upset and said that my name is fine.

"I don't really speak about it to them anymore as I don't want to make them upset."

The woman can't go by her middle names - Catherine and Anne - because they belong to her grandmothers and she doesn't think they suit her either.

She added: "If I did want to change my name I have no idea what to. My personality is quite shy and quiet at first but then I'm loud when people really get to know me.

"I'm one of the first people you notice in a room but because of my name people don't really forget me."

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